When India and Pakistan were separated, a commission under the chairmanship of a British officer, Radcliff, was organised. It determined the boundary line between India and Pakistan. This line is today known as the Radcliff Line. The Indian states were free to join either Pakistan or India or remain independent. Kashmir ruler Maharaja Hari Singh along with other rulers had given their consent to merge with India, but Pakistan attempted to occupy Kashmir in the name of Muslim tribes but the Indian army pushed the Pakistan army and Tribes back, but it succeeded in having its unauthorised occupation over a part of Kashmir territory.
After the war of succession in 1948, there have been wars between India and Pakistan in 1965, 1971 and 1994. Though Pakistan has suffered a defeat every time yet the tension and unfriendly relations between India and Pakistan continue to exist. On the northern side our relations with China are not so friendly. China has occupied a large part of the Indian territory. We have good relations with other neighbouring nations such as Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Maldives. We have open boundaries with Nepal and Bhutan.
